OpenAI to launch ChatGPT advertising service targeting users in Japan

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a session with Japanese companies in Tokyo in February 2025. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)Nikkei staff writersJune 18, 2026 18:01 JSTTOKYO -- OpenAI will soon begin showing advertisements to ChatGPT users in Japan, with these ads matching users' interests displayed during chats with the generative artificial intelligence service. TOKYO -- OpenAI will soon begin showing advertisements to ChatGPT users in Japan, with these ads matching users' interests displayed during chats with the generative artificial intelligence service.

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